A work mate of mine was also joining us on this trip with his 2 young girls. After our failed attempt to get to Tattersalls we made the decision to head up to Barrington unsure where but we decided to figure that out when we got there.
We drove through Stroud, Gloucester and then past Barrington we went over the old bridge past thunderbolts way and eventually pulled into what initially looked like a paddock, as the lights from our vehicles shone around this paddock we noticed a fireplace, a covered picnic table, bins and a tin shack that contained a pit toilet. This suited us perfectly as we were to tired to go any further.
In the morning we realized what a great spot this was to stumbleupon. There were large flat grassy areas for the girls to run around and play on and we were close to a creek the girls had a great time playing in. We had the campground to ourselves, there were no camp fees for staying here.On Friday Morning I got up the girls had breakfast and I had my morning coffee in my trusty old plunger. When I was washing the plunger after breakfast I noticed coffee caught between the casing and the glass of the plunger, I thought the glass must push out of the casing for cleaning but I was wrong. I pushed my thumb up through the base of the plunger the glass shattering and I cut my thumb up pretty bad on the shards. Luckily there was a medical centre in Gloucester that had me stitched up in a jiffy.
We lazed about all day friday not doing to much at all, just exploring the place a little bit. In the afternoon started a fire and got cracking on the kangaroo stew I had planned.
Roo Stew
Ingredients
500g of Kangaroo Fillets chopped up
2 Cloves of garlic chopped
a brown onion chopped
500g tin of crushed tomatoes
a vegetable soup pack (swede, celery, 2 carrots, potato)Chopped
Salt and pepper for seasoning
Method
Saute garlic and onions in some butter in the camp oven hanging over the edge of the camp fire. Throw in the meat to brown, then chuck in the other stuff, cover with water and simmer until the meat falls apart Approx 4 hours. There are things to take into consideration when cooking a stew over an open fire you want to experiment to get the right heat level you do this be moving the oven closer or further away from the fire. Stoking the fire or letting it die down is the alternative method of temp control. The main thing you have to look out for is that the stew doesn't boil dry or stick to the bottom.
On the Saturday we took a trip up to visit the old gold mine at Copeland. The national parks run guided tours and host school excursions there. We went for a stroll on the Hidden Treasure walk, it was in rainforest terrain but had suitable walking tracks for the girls to walk on. The girls had a swing on a low hanging vine and played in the icy cold mountain streams. It was an interesting place to visit |
| Mountain water consumed at the source |
More friends came to visit on the Saturday, My wife brought an inflatable boat and the kids had a great time paddling around in the creek near the camping area. We had great weather it was a good weekend spent with good people to chill out with. I'd recommend staying at Copeland.
